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285. (A) "And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?" (Beresheet 38:17) These are the marks of a Queen blessed by the King during her nuptials. And he said: What pledge shall I give you? And she said: Your signet, and your cord, and your staff (Ibid. 18). These are the heavenly bonds, the jewels of the Bride who is blessed by these three - NAMELY Netzach, Hod and Yesod. Everything is contained within these three. The Bride is blessed from this. Immediately, "he gave it her, and came into her, and she conceived by him" (Ibid.).

(B) "And it came to pass about three months after" (Ibid. 24). HE QUESTIONS: What is meant by three months? HE ANSWERS: After a tripled month. The three months ARE CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, as we have established. HERE IT IS WRITTEN, "About three months," MEANING as the fourth month began, DENOTING MALCHUT, to stir up the Judgments in the world due to the sins of mankind and to nurture from the Other Side. Then, "it was told Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter in law has played the harlot" (Ibid.), so the bride is found on the Other Side. It is written, "Bring her out" (Ibid.) as the verse says, "And cast down from heaven (to) earth the beauty of Yisrael" (Eichah 2:1). "And let her be burnt" (Beresheet 38:24) with a flaming fire in exile.

(C) It is written, "When she was brought forth" to be drawn into the exile, "She sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man whose these are, I AM WITH CHILD" (Ibid. 25). It is not written: 'from whom these are,' but "whose these are," WHICH MEANS these items are proof of him by whom I am with child. THESE WERE BRIDAL ORNAMENTS AND THEY HAD ALREADY BECOME HERS, AS EARLIER MENTIONED, BUT ONLY HE GAVE THEM. Immediately, "And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She has been more righteous (Heb. tzedakah) than I" (Ibid. 26). Assuredly she is righteous, for this was brought about by that name, FOR SO IS MALCHUT CALLED. What brought upon her this name? He continued, "than I (also: 'from me')," as it is written, "For Hashem is righteous, He loves righteousness (Heb. tzedakah); the upright shall behold His face" (Tehilim 11:7). This is because tzedakah is justice (Heb. tzedek) and Hei, and she received that name from me. She inherited IT from me and all this is come from me.

285. (א) וַתֺּאמֶר אִם תִּתֵּן עֵרָבוֹן עַד שָׁלְחֶךָ. אִלֵּין אִינּוּן סִימָנִין דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, דְּאִתְבָּרְכָא מִן מַלְכָּא בְּזִוּוּגָהָא. וַיֺּאמֶר מַה הָעֵרָבוֹן אֲשֶׁר אֶתֵּן לָךְ, וַתֺּאמֶר חוֹתָמְךָ וּפְתִילֶךָ וּמַטְּךָ. אִלֵּין אִינּוּן קִטְרֵי עִלָּאֵי, תַּכְשִׁיטָהָא דְּכַלָּה אִתְבָּרְכָא מִתְּלָתָא אִלֵּין, נֶצַח הוֹד יְסוֹד, וְכֺלָּא אִשְׁתְּכַח בִּתְלָתָא אִלֵּין וְכֺלָּה מֵהָכָא מִתְבָּרְכָא. מִיַּד וַיִּתֶּן לָהּ וַיָּבֺא אֵלֶיהָ וַתַּהַר לוֹ.

(ב) וַיְּהִי כְּמִשְׁלֺֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים. מַאן מִשְׁלֺֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים. בָּתַר דִּיתַלְּתוּן יַרְחַיָּא, וְהָא ג' יַרְחִין אוֹקִימְנָא. וְהָכָא כְּמִשְׁלֺֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים, דְּשָׁארִי יַרְחָא רְבִיעָאָה לְאִתְּעָרָא דִּינִין בְּעָלְמָא בְּחוֹבֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וְהִיא יַנְקָא מִסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא. כְּדֵין, וַיּוּגַּד לִיהוּדָה לֵאמֺר זָנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ, הָא כַּלָּה בְּסִטְרָא אָחֳרָא אִשְׁתְּכַחַת. מַה כְּתִיב, הוֹצִיאוּהָ. כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, הִשְׁלִיךְ מִשָּׁמַיִם אֶרֶץ תִּפְאֶרֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְתִשָּׂרֵף, בְּשַׁלְהוֹבֵי טִיהֲרָא בְּגָלוּתָא.

(ג) מַה כְּתִיב, הִיא מוּצֵאת, לְאִתְמַשְּׁכָא בְּגָלוּתָא. וְהִיא שָׁלְחָה אֶל חָמִיהָ לֵאמֺר לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵלֶּה לּוֹ. לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵלֶּה מִמֶּנוּ לָא כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵלֶּה לּוֹ. דִּילֵיהּ סִימָנִין אִלֵּין מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין, אָנֺכִי הָרָה. מִיַּד וַיַּכֵּר יְהוּדָה וַיֺּאמֶר צָדְקָה מִמֶּנִּי. צָדְקָה וַדַּאי, וּשְׁמָא גָּרִים. מַאן גָּרִים לָהּ, שְׁמָא דָּא. הָדָר וְאָמַר מִמֶּנִּי, דִּכְתִּיב כִּי צַדִּיק יְיָ' צְדָקוֹת אָהֵב יָשָׁר יֶחֱזוּ פָנֵימוֹ. צָדְקָה: צָדַק ה,' דְּמִמֶּנִּי נַטְלַת שְׁמָא דָּא. מִמֶּנִּי יָרְתָא. מִמֶּנִּי אִשְׁתְּכַחַת.

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Boaz Judgment Levirate Marriage Ruth Tamar

287. Rabbi Elazar said: We have established this portion in esoteric terms in several ways. When we look into these words, we hear from it the secrets of the ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Judgments everywhere, AS WE EARLIER EXPLAINED. TAMAR knew ALL THIS and she prepared herself for this to complement the ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, in order that kings and rulers would descend from He who will rule the world. Ruth did the same thing; ALSO RUTH IMPLORED BOAZ FOR A LEVIRATE MARRIAGE LIKE TAMAR.

287. א"ר אֶלְעָזָר, פַּרְשְׁתָּא דָּא אוֹקִימְנָא בְּרָזָא עִלָּאָה, בְּכַמָּה גַּוְונִין. כַּד יִסְתַּכְּלוּן מִלֵּי, מִינָּהּ יִשְׁתְּמַע רָזִין דְּאוֹרְחוֹי דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְדִינוֹי בְּכָל אֲתַר. וְהִיא יַדְעַת וְאַקְדִּימַת גַּרְמָאָה לְמִלָּה דָּא, לְאַשְׁלְמָא אוֹרְחוֹי דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּגִין דְּיִנְפְּקוּ מִינָּהּ מַלְכִין שַׁלִּיטִין, וּזְמִינִין לְשַׁלְּטָאָה עַל עָלְמָא. וְרוּת כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא עַבְדַת.

Adonai Holy Name (Holy) Temple Jerusalem Praise Temple, The Tetragrammaton Torah Wisdom Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zion

288. Rabbi Aba said: This portion is tied to esoteric wisdom of the Torah. It is all concealed yet revealed, MEANING THERE IS IN IT ESOTERIC AND LITERAL EXPLANATIONS. The entire Torah is similar this way, IN HIDDEN SUBLIME MEANINGS AND THE LITERAL EXPLANATIONS. There is not a matter of Torah in which the Holy subliminal Name is not impressed, which is both concealed and revealed. The concealed matters of Torah are bequeathed to the highly saintly ones and THE REVEALED MATTERS are revealed to the rest of the people. In relation to this, it is written, "That men may declare the name of Hashem in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem" (Tehilim 102:22). "In Zion" refers to the Temple, where it is permitted to pronounce the Holy Name, YUD HEI VAV HEI, in the proper fashion. However, outside THE TEMPLE, only the appelation can be mentioned, NAMELY ADONAI, BUT NOT THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN. Everything is concealed and yet revealed, AS THE NAME, YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH ONE IS FORBIDDEN TO MENTION, IS CONCEALED, BUT THE NAME ADONAI WHICH WE MENTION IS REVEALED. ALL MATTERS ARE IN THIS WAY. We have learned that anyone who deducts one letter from the Torah or adds one letter is like one who is false to the supernal Holy Name of the King.

288. א"ר אַבָּא, פַּרְשְׁתָּא דָּא בְּרָזָא דְּחָכְמְתָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא אִתְקַשְּׁרָא, וְכֺלָּא סָתִים וְגַלְיָא. וְאוֹרַיְיתָא כֺּלָּא כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא אִשְׁתְּכַחַת. וְלֵית לָךָ מִלָּה בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּלָא רָשִׁים בָּהּ שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה, דְּסָתִים וְגַלְיָא. בְּגִינֵי כַּךְ, סְתִימֵי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין יָרְתִין לָהּ, וְאִתְגַּלְיָא בִּשְׁאָר בְּנֵי עָלְמָא. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא כְּתִיב, לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְיָ' וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָםִ, דְּהָא בְּצִיּוֹן בְּמַקְדְּשָׁא, שָׁרֵי לְאַדְכְּרָא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי. וּלְבַר בְּכִינּוּיוֹ. וְעַל דָּא כֺּלָּא סָתִים וְגַלְיָא. תָּאנָא, כָּל מַאן דְּגָרַע אָת חַד מֵאוֹרַיְיתָא. אוֹ יוֹסִיף אָת חַד בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, כְּמַאן דִּמְשַׁקֵּר בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה דְּמַלְכָּא.